It starts deep inside your legs. You probably won’t notice at first and, even when symptoms such as swelling or heaviness appear, you might think it is just “getting older.” It is chronic venous insufficiency, and it is progressive. It occurs when the valves that return blood to the heart stop functioning properly. As a […]
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Moms … Get Out Your Two-Piece! Options to Help Today’s Woman Look Her Best
It’s no secret that we ladies are busier than ever mothering our children and expanding our careers. With so many things to take up our time, we might tend to neglect our appearance, but it doesn’t have to be that way. For young mothers, the desire to achieve that pre-baby physique is common. "The main […]
Mount Pleasant Primary Care Doctors: Lifelong Friends
The U.S. health care system is a complex maze for doctors and patients alike, a complicated conglomeration of difficult-to-understand terminology and incomprehensible insurance rules and regulations that are more likely to cause a headache than to cure one. Should you visit your doctor every time you or one of the kids sneezes or gets a […]
Coastal Podiatry: Toe-tal Foot Care
The poor maligned feet. Nobody thinks much about feet; we take them for granted. We stand on them for hours, we pound the pavement when running or walking and we bend them and squeeze them into pointy-toed stilettos until they scream for mercy. When your feet hurt, they can stop you in your tracks. Relief […]
Is Something Afoot? Call Coastal Podiatry
As the weather warms up, the lure of the outdoors is hard to resist. Whether you’re putting on your tennis shoes and pounding the pavement on a morning run or taking a leisurely beach stroll in your flip-flops, the spring and summer provide a great breath of fresh air. However, a more active lifestyle can […]
A Healthy Start to the School Year
If you’re a parent, you know there’s more to keeping kids healthy than giving them orange juice at breakfast and chewable vitamins before bed. Dr. Stephen Stripling, one of the physicians at Coastal Pediatric Associates, is an expert at keeping kids well. He, along with the rest of the team at the Mount Pleasant and […]
Coastal Pediatric Associates: Mother’s Helper
Parenting is a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week challenge. Little ones don’t come with instruction manuals, and that means lots of questions, often after-hours or on weekends. When your baby has a fever, your toddler seems lethargic or your grade-schooler flips off a skateboard in a bad way, you can’t wait until Monday morning. You want immediate help. […]
Colorectal Surgeon Maria Margarita Murphy, MD
No ‘butts’ about it, the treatment of colon and rectal problems is something Dr. Maria Margarita Murphy takes very seriously. “People have come to me petrified but there is no reason to be scared or embarrassed,” Murphy explains. “This is what I do, this is my life choice.” People are often uncomfortable about seeking medical […]
Gastrointestinal Surgical Specialists, LLC: Flushing Away Your Digestive Issues
The old saying about an apple a day keeping a doctor away has been repeated plenty of times – but it when it comes to fiber in the diet, Dr. Margarita Murphy said that one apple won’t even come close. In fact, the sad truth is that most of us don’t get the brow-raising 30 […]
Working Out in the Lowcountry
Today’s Baby Boomers have replaced the rocking chair with the Nautilus machine and whittlin’ on the front porch with whittlin’ down the waistline. In fact, older men and women across America are working hard to become the healthiest, most active generation in history. According to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, membership in gyms […]